Ash is ranked 90th among the 130 FBS coaches this year, a seven-spot drop from his No. 83 ranking a year ago. Ash, who is 7-29 with the Scarlet Knights, is the lowest-ranked coach among Power 5 programs. Rutgers enters the 2019 season riding the longest losing streak in the country - 11 games - and has failed to win a Big Ten game in two of Ash’s three seasons. Athlon Sports previously ranked Ash as having the toughest Power 5 job in the country.

New Temple coach Rod Carey is right ahead of Ash at No. 89, with Illinois’ Lovie Smith ranked 88th. New Maryland coach Mike Locksley is ranked 79th, which seems a tad ridiculous considering his prior head coaching experience resulted in a disastrous two-plus years at New Mexico where he had a 2-26 record.

Five Big Ten coaches cracked the top 20 and seven in the top 25. Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh is the conference’s highest-ranked coach at No. 10, followed by Michigan State’s Mark Dantonio at No. 13 and Penn State’s James Franklin at No. 14. Wisconsin’s Paul Chryst is ranked 16th and Northwestern’s Pat Fitzgerald is 18th. New Ohio State coach Ryan Day is ranked 22nd. Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz is 25th.